Did Joe Biden just try to influence the midterm elections by asking Saudi Arabia to delay oil cuts until after the Midterm elections?
Even The Associated Press, which isn’t known for being critical of Biden, seems to smell a rat in the “rare, lengthy statement” issued by the Saudi Arabian Foreign Ministry.
“Saudi Arabia said Thursday that the U.S. had urged it to postpone a decision by OPEC and its allies — including Russia — to cut oil production by a month,” the AP reported. “Such a delay could have helped reduce the risk of a spike in gas prices ahead of the U.S. midterm elections next month.
Wait… didn’t House Democrats impeach President Trump over that phone call to Ukraine? Didn’t they accuse him of trying to influence the actions of a foreign nation for political gain?
The AP was quick to point out that the Saudis’ statement made no direct reference to the midterms, of course, but even they could hardly deny the obvious conclusion.
“Holding off on the cuts would have likely delayed any rise in gas prices until after the elections,” it reported.
“Rising oil prices — and by extension higher gasoline prices — have been a key driver of inflation in the U.S. and around the world, worsening global economic woes as Russia’s months-long war on Ukraine also has disrupted global food supplies,” the AP said.
The AP was not alone in making the connection.
